Weekday Tray · 5 stories

A Plain Tray in Bundang

Writes about small restaurants and everyday meals found around Gyeonggi. · Writes about: Restaurants

Jecheon Chinese restaurant, quick tray jjajang before the KTX: Nangman

Nangman Jjajang (낭만짜장) is a Chinese restaurant with house-made noodles near Uirimji in Jecheon, Chungbuk. During a 4-night, 5-day stay at Resom Forest, a family stopped by Nangman Jjajang close to closing time before seeing their mother-in-law off at KTX Jecheon Station. They ordered tray jjajang (black bean noodles served on a platter), cream tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) and fried rice for the baby, and the food arrived in about 10 minutes. Nangman Jjajang is an easy, comfortable meal for travelers on a tight train schedule and families with a baby.

Written Oct 8, 2026Sponsored

PlaceJecheon, ChungbukRestaurants

Sunset dinner with a baby at Jecheon Korean restaurant Deulbabae

Deulbabae Forest Resom Branch (들밥애) is a Korean set-meal restaurant on the 3rd floor of the Forest Club at Forest Resom in Jecheon, Chungbuk. The writer's family, with a baby, walked in with no wait around 6pm on a weekday and ordered the jeyuk (stir-fried pork) set for two with extra soy-marinated crab and stone-pot rice, enjoying 11 banchan (side dishes), self-service refills, baby chairs and tableware, and a mountain-view window at sunset. For families with young children looking for a hearty Korean meal at Forest Resom, Deulbabae is a good fit.

Written Oct 6, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Baby-friendly Indian curry in Bundang: mild korma and makhani at Kari

Kari Bundang Jeongja Café Branch is a Blue Ribbon and halal-certified Indian restaurant on B1 of Dongyang Paragon on the Jeongja-dong café street in Bundang, Seongnam. Booking through Naver Reservation and visiting with a baby, the writer ordered the Shah Jahan brunch course with extra naan and chose the non-spicy korma and makhani curries, and the baby happily dipped naan into the curry. With high chairs, baby tableware and no weekday break time, Kari Bundang Jeongja Café Branch is an easy Indian curry spot for families with young children.

Written Oct 4, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Jeongja-dong Mexican lunch: Mom's pre-US-trip fajitas at Elato Bundang

Elato Bundang is a Mexican taco restaurant on Naejeong-ro in Jeongja-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam. The writer and her mom, who was flying to the US the following week, had fajitas (39,000 won) and an ade (6,500 won) on the Elato Bundang terrace right at opening on a weekday lunch, and the meal reminded her mom of the Mexican food she had in Palm Springs a few years ago. Elato Bundang is an easy, comfortable choice even for parents trying Mexican food for the first time.

Written Sep 30, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSeongnam, GyeonggiRestaurants

Knife-cut dumpling soup lunch for two at Samiri Makguksu, Migeum

Samiri Makguksu Migeum Branch is a Korean noodle and dumpling-soup restaurant on the 1st floor of The Plaza by Migeum Station in Seongnam, Gyeonggi. On a weekday visit at 11:30am, the writer and her husband ordered kal-mandu-guk (knife-cut noodle and dumpling soup) at 13,000 won, mul-makguksu (cold buckwheat noodles in broth) at 12,000 won and a crispy chive pancake at 13,000 won, and the mul-makguksu arrived in 3 minutes. The mild ox-bone broth of the kal-mandu-guk was the most filling dish, making Samiri Makguksu a good pick for a short lunch break.

Written Sep 23, 2026Sponsored

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